Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces (CINCLAND), was a senior officer in the

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. CINCLAND commanded HQ Land Forces, an administrative apparatus that had responsibility for all of the army's fighting units in the

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(excluding

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and

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, together with training garrisons in

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and

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. CINCLAND was also the Standing Joint Commander (UK) (SJC (UK)), with responsibility for the provision of

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within the United Kingdom. The position had existed since 1968, when it was known as General Officer Commanding

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. In 1972 it became Commander-in-Chief

United Kingdom Land Forces United Kingdom Land Forces was a command of the British Army responsible for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations. The commander of the forces was known as Commander-in-Chief, United Kingdom Land Forces, who in ...

(CINCUKLF). As from 1 April 2008, HQ

Land Command Land Command (or 'HQ Land') was a military command and part of the structure of the British Army from 1995 to 2008. Its headquarters was at Erskine Barracks, at Fugglestone St Peter, some four kilometres northwest of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It a ...

was renamed HQ Land Forces (HQLF). Therefore, the Commander-in-Chief became Commander-in-Chief of HQ Land Forces. CINCLAND headed the Commanders-in-Chief Committee, a body established for contingency planning purposes. The post changed to a three-star position, Commander Land Forces, after 1 November 2011 following a major army command reorganisation. In November 2015, the post of Commander Land Forces was redesignated as

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Post holders

Holders of the post have been:Army Commands
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, Lieutenant General ,

Adrian Bradshaw General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, (born 1958) is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013. Early life Bra ...

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/ref> , January 2013 , November 2013 , - , , Lieutenant-General , Nick Carter , November 2013 , September 2014 , - , , Lieutenant-General , James Everard , September 2014 , November 2015

References

Senior appointments of the British Army Commanders in chief

Post holders

See also

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